Public water system record
Aqua PA West Chester
Serves an area of Chester County, PA that includes West Chester · 48,600 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 37 monitoring/reporting issues for Aqua PA West Chester in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 37
Key facts
- Aqua PA West Chester draws water from 7 wells and 1 surface water intake (6 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1988, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 66 lead and 3,015 unknown out of 14,049 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Aqua PA West Chester go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 58 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 | 46 |
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 34 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2007, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Aqua PA West Chester draws water from 7 wells and 1 surface water intake (6 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Aqua PA Main System. It also has an emergency connection to Chester Water Authority. 3 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Aqua PA West Chester.
Buys water from
- Aqua PA Main System Bryn Mawr, PA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Chester Water Authority Chester, PA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Aqua PA Main System Bryn Mawr, PA
- Aqua PA Spring Run Bryn Mawr, PA
- Longwood Gardens Kennett Square, PA
Annual water quality report
Aqua PA West Chester must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Pennsylvania.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells